The Work Thread

[Tinuviel]

@gryphter said in The Work Thread:

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Citation needed.

[Auspice]

@Tinuviel said in The Work Thread:

@gryphter said in The Work Thread:

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Citation needed.

[GreenFlashlight]

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

Someone put up posters all over work for a fundraiser they're doing for Australia.

And I'm like.
This is cool what you're doing but covering the poster with glamor shots of yourself plus like, two stock koala photos is weird and means I am prob just gonna look for an official foundation thanks.

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

[Auspice]

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

Someone put up posters all over work for a fundraiser they're doing for Australia.

And I'm like.
This is cool what you're doing but covering the poster with glamor shots of yourself plus like, two stock koala photos is weird and means I am prob just gonna look for an official foundation thanks.

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

I figure it's just 'people like cute animals and koalas are v. fetch rn'
because I adore flying foxes and there's reports entire populations of them are gone, but you don't hear much about them at all in the news.

[Tinuviel]

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

Someone put up posters all over work for a fundraiser they're doing for Australia.

And I'm like.
This is cool what you're doing but covering the poster with glamor shots of yourself plus like, two stock koala photos is weird and means I am prob just gonna look for an official foundation thanks.

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

To be fair, the fact that an estimated billion animals have been killed in these fires is really hard not to talk about. People have died, twenty-five at last report, and it is possible more unreported indigenous deaths... but that pales in comparison to a billion dead animals.

[Auspice]

@Tinuviel said in The Work Thread:

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

Someone put up posters all over work for a fundraiser they're doing for Australia.

And I'm like.
This is cool what you're doing but covering the poster with glamor shots of yourself plus like, two stock koala photos is weird and means I am prob just gonna look for an official foundation thanks.

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

To be fair, the fact that an estimated billion animals have been killed in these fires is really hard not to talk about. People have died, twenty-five at last report, and it is possible more unreported indigenous deaths... but that pales in comparison to a billion dead animals.

I think it's also easier to market animals into fundraising. So it's a frightening number (with many populations considered entirely lost) and it helps get people to open their wallets. I don't consider it a loss at all (er, a loss in terms of 'what gets money raised')

(I am one of those people more likely to donate for animals than people.)

[Roz]

I work in marketing at a nonprofit that raises money to help people who really need it, and we go through tons of image selection processes that, in a stark sort of way, boil down to "what cute child picture will raise the most money." Which sounds pretty mercenary and exploitative, but, you know, a good cause? So I don't feel bad.

[Tyche]

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

The only article I could find says they are pro fire.
Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

[peasoupling]

@Tyche said in The Work Thread:

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

The only article I could find says they are pro fire.
Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

PS: The article says no such thing.

[GreenFlashlight]

@peasoupling said in The Work Thread:

@Tyche said in The Work Thread:

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

The only article I could find says they are pro fire.
Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

PS: The article says no such thing.

Thank you.

[Tinuviel]

@peasoupling said in The Work Thread:

@Tyche said in The Work Thread:

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

The only article I could find says they are pro fire.
Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

PS: The article says no such thing.

They're pro-fire in very specific and controlled circumstances.

Not pro-thisfuckingfire.

[peasoupling]

@Tinuviel said in The Work Thread:

@peasoupling said in The Work Thread:

@Tyche said in The Work Thread:

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

The only article I could find says they are pro fire.
Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

PS: The article says no such thing.

They're pro-fire in very specific and controlled circumstances.

Not pro-thisfuckingfire.

For the record, I would also like to state that I am also pro fire, as well as pro tool use, language, and ceremonial burial.

[Tinuviel]

@peasoupling said in The Work Thread:

@Tinuviel said in The Work Thread:

@peasoupling said in The Work Thread:

@Tyche said in The Work Thread:

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

Yeah, I won't take shots at anyone trying to help, but I'm really suspicious of how basically every story I hear about the Australian fires frames it in terms of animals dead and contains no mention at all of the effects on the indigenous population. It makes me think there's a horror going on there we're not being told about.

The only article I could find says they are pro fire.
Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

PS: The article says no such thing.

They're pro-fire in very specific and controlled circumstances.

Not pro-thisfuckingfire.

For the record, I would also like to state that I am also pro fire, as well as pro tool use, language, and ceremonial burial.

For the record, I would like to refine my statement to mean "using fire to burn down bushland in very specific and controlled circumstances." And I'm anti-ceremonial burial.

[Ominous]

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Indeed. It is kangaroos, boomerangs, didgeridoos, and THE MANIFESTATION OF DEATH ITSELF IN THE FORM OF ITS WILDLIFE!

See this informative and factual piece: https://www.cracked.com/funny-163-australia/

My opinion? Let it burn. Unless that will cause the wildlife to swim to our shores. In which case, someone do something to stop the fires!!

[Tinuviel]

@Ominous said in The Work Thread:

My opinion? Let it burn.

Just going to remind you folks that people are dying too.

[Ominous]

@Tinuviel

If I don't laugh, I'm going to cry. Let me laugh at the sick, twisted humor of the universe, while I donate some cash.

[Auspice]

@Ominous said in The Work Thread:

@Auspice said in The Work Thread:

(p.s. Australia is more than just koalas.)

Indeed. It is kangaroos, boomerangs, didgeridoos, and THE MANIFESTATION OF DEATH ITSELF IN THE FORM OF ITS WILDLIFE!

See this informative and factual piece: https://www.cracked.com/funny-163-australia/

My opinion? Let it burn. Unless that will cause the wildlife to swim to our shores. In which case, someone do something to stop the fires!!

but Australia has the cute possum while North America got the horrifying one

[JinShei]

I just marked someone at 83% (higher is positive). That is publishable material.

[Caggles]

@JinShei

Please can I have your students? I just had to flag one with 89% plagiarism from 4 easily googled websites. This is a 3rd year LLB student.

[JinShei]

@Caggles said in The Work Thread:

@JinShei

Please can I have your students? I just had to flag one with 89% plagiarism from 4 easily googled websites. This is a 3rd year LLB student.

I flicked from my screen doing precisely the same to this post! Do yours use a thesaurus to avoid detection too? Top hint: don't use one on the name of a disease or government department...